Scots wheelchair user suffered 'catastrophic injuries' due to potholes terrified to leave home

A traumatised Paisley mum says she is afraid to leave her home after a massive pothole caused her wheelchair to tip resulting in catastrophic injuries.Leesa Mckay, who is a bilateral amputee, was crossing the road at East Lane in Paisley in torrential rain on November 29 and was approaching a dropped kerb when her wheelchair clipped a pothole that was filled with water.The 45-year-old was flung from the chair on to the road, with her right stump taking the full force of the impact.The brave woman, who had both her legs amputated earlier this year due to cardiovascular disease, suffered multiple fractures, with severe bleeding sustained to her knee.

She was hospitalised for several days.Speaking to the Paisley Daily Express yesterday, Leesa said the whole experience was “absolutely horrific”.She said: “I can’t explain the pain I felt in my leg and the shock, it was just horrific.“It all happened so fast.

My daughters and I had been out Christmas shopping and were on our way home. It was about 4.30pm so it was getting dark and it had been raining.“We used the dip in the pavement for wheelchair users, however, as drains were flooding and the road was on a slant, there was a mucky puddle and we did not realise there was a pothole in the road.“I came right out of the chair and landed full impact on my right stump.

I was soaking wet, but all I could think of was the excruciating pain in my leg. I went into shock. My son, who got there within minutes, said I passed out three times.”Members of the public and customers of the nearby Harvey’s pub rushed to Leesa’s aid and called an ambulance.She was then taken to the Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital where she was treated for fractures to her leg.The accident has rounded off what